Go where the locals go, and head out to Bozcaada (formerly known as Tenedos)
in the Aegean sea. Turks tend to travel by motorbike on the
four-and-a-half-hour trip from Istanbul, but we recommend you take the
two-hour ferry to Bandirma, followed by a short drive. Head straight to the
south side of the island with its beaches (Ayazma, Poyraz and Igdelik),
crystal-clear water, whitewashed villas, narrow cobbled streets and secluded
coves. On the rocky northern coast is a vast fortress — one of Turkey’s
best. Many locals are of Greek ancestry; the nearby towns of Ayvalik and
Ezine